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Teniposide (ten i poe' side)
Other names: Vumon
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Teniposide can cause a decrease in the number of blood cells in your bone marrow. Your doctor will ... Full Alert
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About your treatment

Your doctor has ordered the drug teniposide to help treat your illness. The drug is given by injection into a vein.

This medication is used to treat:

  • childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Teniposide is in a class of drugs known as podophyllotoxin derivatives; it slows or stops the growth of cancer cells in your body. The length of treatment depends on the types of drugs you are taking, how well your body responds to them, and the type of cancer you have.

  • Vumon®
Last Revised January 04, 2003
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